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viral

viral

61 3.2
Happening because a virus infects the body
  • adjective
  • /ˈvaɪrəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : viral
  • Her research focuses on the epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis and methods for its prevention and control.
  • viral infection
  • viral disease
  • viral outbreak

This is called a lengthy viral vector, the HIV vector.

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Examples

  • Dr. Rollin is a medical doctor and team lead in the Viral Special Pathogens Branch, CDC.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Provir is an oral treatment for respiratory viral infections that are common in young children.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Franklin is dead, from a viral infection.

  • You have shown no evidence of bacterial or viral infection...

  • Your myocarditis was caused by a viral infection.

  • Croup is a common viral infection in babies and children in the winter months.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The diagnosis at this time was viral encephalitis, possibly caused by parechovirus type 3.

    Academic text (2012)
  • You're still lowering the viral load and decreasing the risk to the child.

  • During the outbreak, many patients were diagnosed with a viral infection that caused severe respiratory symptoms.

  • The doctor confirmed that the child's fever was due to a viral illness, not a bacterial one.

Compounds

viral video
  • Texting
16 2.9

A short online video that becomes very popular and widely shared

viral infection
  • Specialized
9 2.8

An illness caused when a virus gets into your body and makes you sick

1 8.2

A serious illness caused by a virus that causes fever, makes you bleed, and damages blood vessels

viral sensation
  • Texting
1 3.8

A thing that many people see and share online very quickly

viral hepatitis
  • Specialized
1 3.2

An illness when a virus infects the liver

viral pneumonia
  • Specialized
1 3.7

An infection of the lungs caused by a virus that makes breathing difficult

6.0

A central website or app where popular online content spreads quickly

viral delivery vector
  • Specialized
6.0

A virus that carries new genes into cells for treatment or research

Surface Forms

viral positive

Morphology

viral = virus (transparent) = virus + al

This is a straightforward adjective formed from 'virus' with the suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to'.

Etymology

Viral comes from the word virus, a Latin word for 'poison' or a harmful liquid. So, viral originally meant 'like a virus' and today it still means something that is caused by a virus.